{"id":69369,"date":"2025-03-29T19:18:26","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T14:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=69369"},"modified":"2025-03-29T19:18:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T14:18:26","slug":"what-are-the-fitrana-guidelines-and-who-must-pay-sadaqat-al-fitr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/uncategorized\/what-are-the-fitrana-guidelines-and-who-must-pay-sadaqat-al-fitr\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Fitrana guidelines and who must pay Sadaqat al-Fitr?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u0670ISLAMABAD: The holy month of Ramadan<\/a> is coming to an end, and Muslims around the world are preparing for the joyous occasion of Eid al-Fitr.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

As the celebration brings families together, there is the religious obligation of Sadaqat al-Fitr<\/a>, also known as Fitrana, a charitable act designed to help those in need and to purify one\u2019s fast.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Fitrana 2025<\/b><\/h2>\n

Fitrana or Zakat al-Fitr is an obligatory charity given before the Eid al-Fitr prayer.<\/span><\/span> The Prophet Muhammad SAW\u00a0 described Zakat al-Fitr as a means of purifying the fast from any imperfections and helping the poor celebrate the festive occasion with dignity.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Who Should get\u00a0Fitrana<\/em>?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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  • Miskin<\/em>\u00a0(extremely poor)<\/li>\n
  • Faqir<\/em>\u00a0(those lacking basic necessities)<\/li>\n
  • Orphans and widows<\/li>\n
  • People in debt who need help repaying it<\/li>\n
  • And travelers who are unable to meet their needs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Who is Obligated to Pay?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

    Zakat al-Fitr is obligatory on every Muslim who has wealth equal to or greater than 52.5 tolas of silver.<\/span><\/span> This includes men, women, children, and those who are free or enslaved.<\/span><\/span> Importantly, parents must pay Zakat al-Fitr on behalf of their children, including newborns born before dawn on Eid al-Fitr.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    How Much Should Be Given?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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    • wheat (around 2.5 kg)<\/li>\n
    • barley or dates (around 5 kg)<\/li>\n
    • Or an equivalent amount of money that would benefit the poor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Zakat al-Fitr<\/span><\/span> Amount in Pakistan for 2025<\/h2>\n

      Minimum Fitrana and Fidyah for 2025 will be Rs240 per person. Fidyah for wheat flour is Rs240, for barley is Rs700, for premium dates is Rs4000, and for high-quality raisins is Rs6400. Meanwhile, Kaffara for deliberately breaking a fast requires feeding two meals to 60 needy people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      \u0670ISLAMABAD: The holy month of Ramadan is coming to an end, and Muslims around the world are preparing for the joyous occasion of Eid al-Fitr. As the celebration brings families together, there is the religious obligation of Sadaqat al-Fitr, also known as Fitrana, a charitable act designed to help those in need and to purify […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":29109,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,1],"tags":[27474],"class_list":["post-69369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","category-uncategorized","tag-sadaqat-al-fitr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=69369"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69369\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69371,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69369\/revisions\/69371"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=69369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=69369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=69369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}